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Beijing 2022 – Australian Olympic Team Updates
Australian athletes are preparing and competing around the world, on their path to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Each week until the Games we’ll provide a wrap of results and provide information on upcoming events with Australian athletes competing to qualify for Beijing.
This week will see the sliding sports of Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton all launching
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has congratulated six Olympians – Anna Meares (cycling), Jana Pittman (athletics) , Mark Viduka (football) , Jamie Dwyer (hockey), Steve Moneghetti (athletics) and Tom Hoad (water polo) following news they will be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF).
AOC President John Coates says all six Olympians exemplify the Olympic spirit and ideals.
“They are exemplars not only of their individual sports but also of what sport has
The newest vessel in the Royal Australian Navy Fleet was commissioned today at Fleet Base West, Western Australia.
HMAS Stalwart is the second of two Supply Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships purchased for the Navy, and will enable extended deployment of Australian Defence Force personnel to ensure a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
The Supply Class marks a generational shift from the capability provided by
Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) acknowledges the decision by the
International Modern Pentathlon
Union (UIPM) to remove the Riding (show jumping) discipline from the sport
after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
MPA supports the UIPM and
understands this change is needed to ensure the sport remains in contention to
be part of the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane 2032, and
beyond.
Our sport is built on tradition and Riding has been part of our sport at the
Swimming Australia is delighted to announce that Bill Sweetenham AM has been awarded Life Membership after last week’s Annual General Meeting.
Sweetenham has had a long and storied career coaching in Australian swimming that has transcended the world swimming stage like no other.
Originally from Mount Isa, Queensland, where he was an aspiring coach, Bill
Construction is officially underway on a new children’s services building, in a major milestone for the highly anticipated Wollondilly Cultural Precinct.
The Morrison Government and Perrottet Government have each committed $814,784 to the new fit-for-purpose children’s services building, with Wollondilly Shire Council contributing a further $1,268,470.
The project is funded under the Western Parkland City Liveability Program as part of the Western Sydney City Deal.
The Western Sydney City Deal is a partnership between the three levels of
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Lieutenant Commander Alex Rayner welcomes Australian and United States personnel participating in Exercise Dugong 2021 (DG21) to a harbour brief held in the Submarine Training and Systems Centre on HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.
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Exercise Dugong 2021 (DG21) has brought together Royal Australian Navy and United States Navy units to exercise a simulated, but potentially realistic, scenario in which they must work cooperatively to keep the Port of Fremantle and Indian Ocean accesses open from an adversary’s offensive mine tactics. DG21 exercises the Navy’s ability to integrate emerging and legacy mine warfare systems, technologies and practices to ensure mine countermeasure capabilities remain steadfastly able to keep shipping lanes and ports safe and open.
The Royal Australian Navy and United States Navy elements have successfully concluded Exercise Dugong 2021 in Western Australia today.
For the past three weeks, specialist Coalition mine warfare units have been exercising in a simulated scenario to test their ability to keep the Port of Fremantle and Indian Ocean accesses open in the event of a hostile action against Australia.
Assistant Minister for Defence, Andrew Hastie said Exercise Dugong had
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has assisted regional partners in detecting and deterring illegal fishing activity in the Pacific during the latest iteration of Operation Solania.
The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Wollongong worked with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s (PNGDF) HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap to conduct maritime surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone of PNG during the two-week operation.
ADF members also provided support (remotely due to COVID-19) to the
Leading Italian design and manufacturing sportswear brand, Macron, has entered a multi-year technical sponsorship agreement with Basketball Australia (BA) that will see them become the sole apparel supplier for Basketball Australia’s national representatives and supporting staff.
Beginning in early 2022, Macron has already set their sights on a fresh kit for BA’s
This follows the Loyal Wingman’s inaugural flight on 27 February 2021, laying